My Internet Marketing Isn’t Working for me!
Internet Marketing from home sounds like a life from heaven, forget the commute, just turn your computer on and make money! But there are three major factors that are constantly against you. * The temptation of new products appearing in your inbox every day. * The constant bombardment of new opportunities. * The fact the you’re working at home on your own. You’ll have to overcome these if you are to have any success.
You need some Discipline
Anyone who is their own boss has to be very self-disciplined. There is no one telling you to get up and get to work. No one (unless it is your spouse) is going to tell you to get off the phone or away from the TV and do something that will make money.
You are on your own, all the time. It is completely up to you whether you spend one hour a day being productive or eight hours. That is why self-discipline is so important.
It’s very easy to lose half your morning going over emails instead of getting work done. Make a list of the email lists you’re subscribed to that really matter to you and ditch the rest. If your email account gets over spammed then change it to a fresh one and only update the lists you want to remain on and your contact list. You can increase your productivity many fold by following these simple rules.
So keep your subscriptions to email lists down to 3 or 4. That’s plenty. If anything really important gets released at least one of them will be promoting it so you won’t miss anything. Consider subscribing to their RSS feeds instead as an option.
Products are being released every day, each one of them claiming to be the next millionaire maker. Be very careful in your assessment of these products and only buy something you think may make an amazing difference to your business.
Products that do deserve some consideration and those that may cut your workload down by automating some part of it. Do consider these as your time is one of your most precious commodities. This could possibly include using a service that will take care of some of your jobs more efficiently. These could be wise investments.
Still beware of the glowing sales-copy though. These people are very good at it. Make sure you NEED a product before you buy it. Would you buy a new screwdriver if you already had one that works ok? This is for business not fun.
Stay on Focus
A proper business plan is essential to make sure you stay focused and therefore to your success and to keep distractions at bay so devote some time to making one initially then make sure that you do NOT deviate from it.
If you are doing something and blatantly it’s not going to work out, after suitable effort and application, then learn from your experience and move on to something else. It’s very important not to ditch something just because some all new and shiny program is suddenly thrust upon you. You have to be sure that what you’re working on is a dud before moving on, you don’t want to become a serial business changer.
Working from home is very exciting at first but like most things it can become routine and certain tasks become humdrum. It’s a good idea to network with other home business owners from time to time and maybe change the routine around some after a period. Don’t become bored with your business.
Be aware that it may take a while before you have your business plan sufficiently fluid that you can maintain your business tasks without it becoming tedious. Constantly monitor your plan and tweak it rather than abandon it at the first sign of boredom. Don’t dump a perfectly good plan for the sake of a couple of tweaks.
